• jaykrown@lemmy.world
    32·
    12 days ago

    I look forward to seeing more electric leaf blowers. Sure they have a bit of an annoying high pitched whine when you’re close by, but you’re not going to hear it more than 5 meters away. I’ve also been seeing more electric lawn mowers which are also much quieter.

    • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      12 days ago

      I have an electric leaf blower, it’s pretty loud and you can definitely hear it >5m away, in fact you could probably hear it several hundred metres away. I do agree they are less disturbing overall though.

    • Taldan@lemmy.world
      121·
      11 days ago

      I look forward to seeing less leaf blowers in general. I don’t get the obsession with getting rid of leaves. You’re damaging the local ecosystem for what? The ability to watch your grass turn brown?

      • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
        7·
        11 days ago

        Hi, leaf pilled person here. I still have a leaf blower to get them off my driveway. IN FACT! I use a leaf blower to get them off the pavement and onto the ground where they’ll be beneficial. They’re still a useful piece of equipment.

      • Carl@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        11 days ago

        Grass turns brown in the fall, for you? That usually only happens in the summer here, when we get heat waves. The grass is green every other time, covered or not covered.

    • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      I am an all electric human as I can be.

      Electric: mower, leaf blower, edger, chainsaw, pole saw, car, tiller.

      Last thing to swap isy houses heat from gas but that is a major job that requires many upgrades.

  • turdcollector69@lemmy.world
    86·
    11 days ago

    People who unironically think this should go clean some leaves themselves and see how long they stick with the rake.

    It’s always so much easier to tell other people how to do their job.